Being inside with the windows closed does not completely protect you from the smoke caused by wildfires, early findings by University of Manchester researchers suggest.
Being inside with the windows closed does not completely protect you from the smoke caused by wildfires, early findings by University of Manchester researchers suggest.
And opening windows during hot weather, they show, almost certainly exacerbates the problem of indoor air pollution caused by the fires.
The University’s Cystic Fibrosis Hub Air Quality Research team analysed real time indoor air-quality records from 23 Greater Manchester homes monitored between 1 and 26 July 2026, during two periods of wildfire activity in the nearby Pennine hills.
Every monitored home in the Cystic Fibrosis Trust funded study exceeded the World Health Organization’s 24-hour guideline for fine particle pollution on 17 July, when outdoor smoke levels peaked.
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